I didn’t venture far from the coast while in Western Australia leaving me loads to explore next time I visit…
Freeo
Having arrived on the West Coast of Australia a friend who lives in Perth showed me around one of the…
All the way to the West
We rejoined the Indian Pacific after passing this hotel, a location some of you may recognise as a location in…
Broken Hill
Our first stop on passing through the Blue Mountains was Broken Hill. We arrived early in the morning and I…
Leaving the Pacific Ocean
My departure from Sydney was on the Indian Pacific, which fortunately doesn’t change its name when it travels from the…
The wine…
Of course I couldn’t spend time in New South Wales without venturing into wine country. I’m no wine critic, so…
Training to NSW
True to form, I left Victoria on a train, taking the XPT to Sydney. I had been warned by a…
Maits Rest
When our guide had been talking about this stop along the Great Ocean Road I thought it was named after…
Wrecking ships
The next stop along the journey was Loch Ard Gorge, named after the ship which was wrecked here. The entrance…
Fewer Apostles
Philip Island is to the south of Melbourne, to its west is the Great Ocean Road. There are a number…
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